The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-05-04
NANNIN3 CLARENDON COUNTY, S. c., WEDNESDAY, MAY 1881


all its hundred eyes. and part;cnlarl!
wide open mouth. at the wondcrfu
spectacle presented TO It's view vithOu
50 much as . word Of waning. Tht
lines OF the streets were wholly blott2C
cut for the time, :he crow& covering Tho
plaza. the sidewalks and the roadway
alike with 81 cou&on mantle OF human
tv, and producing the curious impreS
sion that the sea already mentioned haC
burst It's curbstoGa banks son chow, and
! overfiowed 70 the foot Of the precipitous
brick hills beyond. The brick hills, OF
! course, had windows il taem. The
! metaphor sho@ld be dropped az this
point, therefore, to avoid possible en-
! barr,ssment. Every widow from base
ment to attic was fnil OF bright, falr
faces, and very maGc others not so :alr.
! looked ont from behind tie chimney
tops or peercd over IL" eIGes OF Inc
roofs as though seeking soft paving
stone ior their owners 70 fall or, if
emergency required The beliry of the
Orphanhouse, 4 quarter OF mile away,
Was seen to be filed with spectators.
The church steeples nearer at hand sud-
denly assumed an air Of peculiar bleak
ness and extraordinary roomiDess as to
their outside, simply because of the
wasted space they afforded to the view
in SO marked contrast with al their sur
roundings.
The stage which occupied s large space
between the monument and Calhoun
street, was scarcely less crowded than
the grounds around it, and presented a
truly animated appearance on every
account.
The decorations were OF the most elab-
crate kind, perhaps. that hes ever been
displayed in Charleston. The idea run
ming through all the work was that it
should be typical of South Caroina,s
garden and forest products. For this
reason the pine, palmetto and laurel ap-
peared conspicuously among the general
features of the design.
The view OF the stage from any point
in front was exceedingly striking. First
might be noted the lavish display of
flags; city flags. State flags, our national
flags, and flags from the rn&sthe2ds OF
nearly every ship OF every nationality il
port. These were particularly notice
able over and around the speakers pavil-
ion, and of themselves would .baTe been
a conspicuous feature.
The next noteworthy detail OF the dis.
play was the long and wavy festoons OF
moss, which were stretched along the
whole front Of the stage. From the
middle point Of the reverse curve OF each
loop depended a graceful and emblem
atic laurel wreath. These were twenty
five IN number, and We're contributed by
a number Of ladies' OF Charleston. In
,neaiateIy above each !.reatb rose q staff
from which flag foat>d g&,ly, and, IL
deed, as already stated, the number o.
banners and baEccrets was countless,
and had their effect mach heightened by
the Dreeze which stirred thea iG5o lie
in keeping with the hntteI Q: excitement
around the monument.
Two Of the most remarkable, and at
tie same time most appropriate OF the
details were palmetto trees, one Oh either
side OF the pavilion. They We're brought
to the city from HAWAII Island, and
we're about thirty feet IN height, and ex-
celIsnt specimens OF the tree. Against
each CT these trees was placed 8 shield,
on oae Of which was the familiar DUN
.spiro spero, and cn the otherthe equal
ly familiar "ADimis opibusque parati. >
The speakers stand was literally en-
veloped with flags, and on the orators
desk was placed magnificent plateau OF
roses. The whole effect was exceedingly
attractive, and was commented upon
favorably for the good taste displayed IN
the arrangements, and for the magnlh-
ccnce of the exhibition.
Immediately under the waving boushs
of these symbolic trees of State and un-
der the folds of an immense United
States flag draped between their feathery
crests, sat Mr.. Secretary Lamar, the
orator of the occasion. On either side
and in the rear of his position, were
grouped the distinguished gentlemen
Who had accompanied him in his
patriotic missions, cretary Fairchild,
Postmaster General Villas, Senator Voor-
hees, Mr.. 7. B. Ferguson, assistant
United States commission of fisheries,
and 0Ir. L. G. Washington. Colonel
Reginald Hart, distinguished member
of the New York Bar, though not con-
nected with Mr.. Lamar's party, was also
present. The State was well represented
by its most prominent living sons.
Among the number of those who were
on the stand were:
Governor Richardson, Lieutenant
Governor NEauldin, Senator Hampton,
Senator Butler, Mayor Courtenay, Con
gresham Dlbble, Congressman Hemp
hill, Congressman Elliott, Ex-Governor
Sheppard, Ex-Governor Bonham, ex-
Governor Magrath, Judge Simonton,
Judge Bryan, Gen. JOHN Bratton, Gen.
Rudolph Siegling, Gen. George D.
Johnston, Gen. James F. liar, the Hon.
". Porcher Miles, Gen. b. y Rutiedge,
ex-Attorney General Miles, Speaker
Simons, Comptroller General Stoney,
Judge a. C. Haskell, the Rev. c. c.
Pinckney, the Rev. c. a. Stakeley,
Judge Aldrich, Solicitor ". Perry
Murphy, Representative G. j. c. Hat
son, Col. S. B. Fickens, Solicitor q. 8.
Newton, Col. John B. Palmer, Col.
Robert .Aldrich, Adjutant General Bon
ham, Alr. JOS. ". Barnwel, Major &.
E. Young, State Chemist Chazal, Major
". II. Brawley, the ReY John 0. Will
son, Hon. D. S. Henderson.
AAYoR CorRTGHay's ADDRESS.
By O'Clock the crowd had settled into
such order as could be expected from so
large concourse, the military had as
sllnle0 their places. adding greatly. bv